LO EET EEE —— (om ol. 702 TRE ‘CALLOUS DISREGARD’ Labor calls for CB ouster \ | Ltt Se t FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1958 Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser is seen with Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchey on the reviewing stand at Moscow’s May Day parade. Continued from page 1 MAY DAY arresting several demonstra- tors. A protest rally was held the following day. PARIS — Authorities pro- hibited a May Day parade but the Paris Federation of Trade Unions of the General Con- federation of Labor organized a rally near the Labor Ex- change which drew tens of thousands of people. They shouted slogans for peace in Algeria; against the re-emerg- ence of mascism; and against rocket installations. Big dem- onstrations were held in Mar- seilles, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Strasbourg and Lille. TOKYO — Over 600,000 Japanese workers attended a mammoth May Day meeting here in the Maiji Shrine gar- dens. “No missile bases in Japan,’ was one of the popu- lar slogans. The huge crowd parade through Tokyo streets after the meeting. BERLIN — Working people of Berlin held a rally in the Marx-Engels Square in cele- bration of May Day. One of the speakers, Josef Orlopp, executive secretary of the Free German Trade Union Conference, urged German workers to hold demonstra- tions and mass rallies in pro- test against Adenauer’s atomic war policy. NEW DELHI — A huge eve- ning rally at the Gandhi Grounds was held under the auspices of the Joint May Day Committee formed by the All- India Trade Union Congress, the United Trade Union Con- gress and Independent Trade Unions. Rallies and parades were also held in -Bombay, Caleutta, Kanpur, Jamshed- pur, Amritsar and other in- dustrial centres. The Kerala State government declared May Day as a full-paid holiday. PYONGYANG — Over 300,- 000 working people partici- pated in the May Day parade, carrying placards bearing the slogans, “U.S. troops get out of Korea,’ “Over-fulfill the five-year plan,” and “Ban the manufacture, tests and use of atomic and hydrogen weapons.” PRAGUE — Hundreds of thousands of Prague’s working people took part in a rally and parade. Speaking at the rally, President Antonin No- votny congratulated the Czech- oslovak working class, ana- lysed the domestic and inter- national situation and out- lined the tasks for peace and socialism. By BERT WHYTE Vancouver Labor Council is demanding the resignation of the three - man Workmen’s Compensation Board for its “callous disregard -for the suf- ferings of the Zueco family” and its record of denying com- pensation to hundreds of workers on flimsy technical grounds. By a two-thirds majority VLC delegates endorsed a Marine Workers Union reso- jution calling for the resigna- tion of the WCB, after re- jecting a watered - down amendment submitted by the council’s executive ‘“deplor- ing” handling of the Zucco case and recommending that an investigation be held. (Mrs. Bea Zucco was granted $16,650 as retroactive compen- sation and a monthly pension when an autopsy proved that her husband, Jack, had ‘“ad- vanced silicosis’ at the time of his deatth. The WCB had consistently refused Zucco a silicosis pension for many years, claiming that x-rays failed to show evidence of the disease.) “The Zucco case hit the headlines, but it is only one ot a series of long, hard fights to get justice before the Workmen’s Compensation Board,” said Sam Jenkins (Marine Workers). “A work- man seeking compensation is always faced with a battery of WCB lawyers, ready to dis- qualify him on the slightest pretext.” “Aside from the Zucco case, how many more workers have been deprived of compensa- tion by the WCB?” asked Or- ville Braaten (Converters Local, Pulp and Sulphite). “We all know of scores of such cases. This present board should resign.” “In the Zucco case, the WCB doctors never once examined the patient,” charged Bill Stewart (Marine Workers). “They only examined his x- rays, and a proper diagnosis cannot be made in this man- ner. This is only one case — but the one case where the WCB was found out. We should demand the resigna- tion of the board now.” Ald. Tom Alsbury deplored the WCB handling of the Zucco case, but argued the board should not be condemn- ed wholesale “until an inves- tigation has been held.” He supported the VLC executive amendment. On a show-of-hands vote the amendment was lost and the resolution submitted by Ma- rine Workers carried. The Canadian Labor Con- gress erred in not provid- ing for an annual convention at its recent Winnipeg parley, a report prepared by VLC president Lloyd Whalen and secretary E. A, Jamieson de- clared. “The CLC official excuse that an annual convention is not practical is, in our opinion, not valid,’ said the report. The practice of “selecting officers beforehand” (as the case, of Stanley Knowl instead of electing them at convention was also blasted. — Delegates applauded the re- port and endorsed it unani- 4 mously. q “The CLC leadership could — take lessons on how to handle ~ a big convention by watching — the B.C. Federation of Lal convention in action,” sald ~ Bill Black (Hospital Work- ~ ers). “At the BCFL we were — able to handle all the busi- — ness — we didn’t have to leave some 200 resolutions for the incoming executive to deal — with, as happened at Winni- , peg.” : q tt at x a. Following traditional sum- mer season policy, the first monthly metings of VLC in June, July and August have — been cancelled. at bos bos At 9:45 p.m. the council ~ went into closed session, after Norm Cunningham (Seafar- ers) stated he would not make ~ a report from -his uni “while there are reporter present, ready to prostitute 7 my remarks.” Cunningham said that since the Sun and the Province merged “it is impossible for labor to get a fair shake in- the news, as these two papers act as a tool for managem in attacking labor.” After council went closed session Cun i gha gave a detailed review SIU negotiations with cos shipping companies. : DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS SET Gov't gets wheat pools’ brie OTTAWA — The three prairie wheat pools have pre- sented a brief to the federal government, the first since the Conservative government was returned, detailing a plan for Geficiency payments. The brief calls for a 30-cent payment for 1956-57 wheat, 22 cents for 1955-56 wheat and places a ceiling of $1,500 on the amount each farmer should get under the plan. The method of determining deficiency payments by the pools is: The 8-year average price, for wheat is $1.59. The 1955-56 and the 1956-57 aver- age prices received were $1.37 and $1.29. Hence the demand for 22 cents for 1955-56 wheat and 30 cents for 1956-57 wheat. The Alberta Federation of Agriculture told the Royal Commission on Price Spreads that the payment of deficiency payments to farmers would be a three-pronged measure against an economic recession because it would raise farm purchasing power, WO ul maintain low prices to co sumers, a form of a wage i crease, and would also enabl Canada to Ona in worl markets. The AFA, unlike other farm organizations, did not place main emphasis on labor as the deciding factor in the high selling price of farm mach in: ery, but cited the example of a $5 per ton increase steel resulting in a $365 in = crease in the price of a tw ton combine. : May 9, 1958 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PA GE tt